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SEC Issues Final Rule to Expand Test-the-Waters Communications to All Issuers

On September 25, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that will enable all issuers to “test the waters” prior to publicly filing a registration statement. Currently, only emerging growth companies,...more

SEC Proposes to Modernize Risk Factor, Business Description and Legal Proceedings Disclosure Rules

On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments (the “Proposed Rule”) to modernize its existing requirements for how companies disclose risk factors and describe their business and...more

SEC Proposes Improvements to Acquired Business Financial Statement Requirements

On May 3, 2019, the SEC proposed for public comment amendments to its rules related to the financial statements required to be disclosed by SEC reporting companies or in IPOs in connection with an acquisition or disposal of a...more

SEC Disclosure Simplification Continues

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to simplify and modernize disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and certain forms....more

It’s Annual Report Time—Recent Developments and Trends for the Preparation of Form 20-F - 2019

It is now time for foreign private issuers to prepare their annual reports on Form 20-F. For companies with a calendar year-end, the Form 20-F must be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by 30...more

SEC Overhauls Disclosure Requirements for Mining Companies

On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule (available here) that overhauls its existing disclosure requirements for mining company issuers, including royalty companies. The new...more

Can a Cyber Breach Be a Violation of Internal Controls? The SEC Says, ‘Maybe’

On October 16, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a report outlining an investigation conducted by the SEC’s Division of Enforcement related to the internal accounting controls at nine public companies...more

Comment Letter on SEC’s Proposed Revisions to Financial Disclosure Requirements

On September 18, 2018, Shearman & Sterling submitted a comment letter on the SEC’s proposed revisions to the financial disclosure requirements for registered debt securities that are guaranteed or collateralized with...more

Another Wave of Disclosure Simplification Rules Adopted by the SEC

On August 17, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to simplify and update disclosure requirements. Although the amendments are voluminous in length and breadth of provisions...more

SEC Issues Final Rules to Increase Rule 701 Enhanced Disclosure Threshold

Publishes Concept Release to Explore Rule 701 and Form S-8 Reform - The Adopting Release - On June 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules to amend Securities Act Rule 701, which...more

SEC Adopts Interpretive Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures

On February 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission released new interpretive guidance on public company disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and incidents....more

Cryptocurrencies: A Big Week for U.S. Regulatory Attention

SEC/CFTC Statements - In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on January 24, 2018, Jay Clayton, the Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and J. Christopher Giancarlo, the Chair of the US...more

It’s Annual Report Time—Recent Developments and Trends for the Preparation of Form 20-F

It is now time for foreign private issuers to prepare their annual reports on Form 20-F. For companies with a calendar year-end, the Form 20-F must be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by 1 May...more

SEC Staff Gives Company Boards Central Role in 14a-8 ‘Ordinary Business’ and ‘Economic Relevance’ Exclusions

On November 1, 2017, the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14I (SLB 14I) on shareholder proposals, which sets out a...more

SEC Proposes Streamlining Disclosure Requirements

On October 11, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Regulation S-K designed to simplify and streamline disclosures made by public companies and reduce compliance costs while continuing to...more

SEC Extends IPO Accommodations by Permitting Exclusion of Interim Financial Information in Confidential Draft Registration...

On August 17, 2017, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance further extending an important accommodation provided to companies contemplating going public. Under the updated guidance, all issuers, including...more

SEC to Permit Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statements for All IPOs and Spin-Offs, Including by Non-EGCs

On June 29, 2017, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance announced that, beginning on July 10, 2017, it will permit confidential submissions of draft registration statements for all initial public offerings (IPOs),...more

SEC Adopts T+2 Settlement Cycle and Hyperlink Requirement for Exhibits

The SEC recently adopted rule amendments to: - shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions to two business days following the trade date, or T+2; and - require...more

Appeals Court Overturns Marblegate, Citing Analysis by Shearman & Sterling Partner

The law on debt restructurings and liability management is back to where it was. Yesterday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the controversial District Court decisions in the Marblegate-Education Management...more

It’s Annual Report Time—Recent Developments and Trends for the Preparation of Form 20-F

It is now time for a large number of foreign private issuers to prepare their annual reports on Form 20-F. For companies with a calendar year-end, the Form 20-F must be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...more

SEC Staff Releases New Interpretations Relevant for Foreign Private Issuers and Rule 144A

On December 8, 2016, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released new “C&DI” interpretations, many of them applicable in particular to foreign private issuers. They provide welcome certainty for companies seeking to...more

SEC Proposes Universal Proxy Cards in Contested Elections

On October 26, 2016, the SEC proposed amendments to the proxy rules that would require the use of universal proxies in all non-exempt solicitations in contested elections of directors. The focus of the SEC proposal is to...more

Updated Non-GAAP Guidance: The First 150 Comment Letters

In May of this year, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance updated its C&DIs regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures. We summarized the May 2016 update in an earlier client publication. Since the...more

SEC Proposes Streamlining Disclosure Requirements - Proposal Contains Mostly Technical Changes with Limited Impact on the...

In a 318-page release published on July 13, 2016, the SEC is proposing a number of technical amendments to disclosure requirements for SEC filers that it believes have become outdated or are identical or similar to...more

EU Market Abuse Regulation—Implications for Non-EU Issuers with Securities Traded on an EU Market

The EU’s revamped market abuse rules—the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”)—come into direct effect in all EU Member States on July 3, 2016. MAR expands the scope of certain EU rules to EU markets that were previously not...more

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